Christina Ackermann has been named executive vice president and general counsel of Valeant, reporting to chief executive officer, Joseph C. Papa. For the past 14 years, Ms. Ackermann has served in various legal roles at the Novartis group of companies, most recently as senior vice president, general counsel for Alcon, where she was responsible for the Legal, Intellectual Property and Compliance functions. “We are fortunate to have Christina as our new General Counsel,” said Mr. Pa...